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Photograph of five actors performing the play Heaven Bound, an African American folk drama that portrays the struggles and pitfalls of a group of pilgrims striving to reach the gates of heaven. An actor dressed in a white gown stands behind four seated actors wearing suits and hats.The play was first performed on February 17, 1930, at the Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia. It was hailed soon after as "the first great American folk drama" by the Theatre Guild and has been performed annually ever since.
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- Actors
- Actresses
- African American Actors
- African American Actresses
- African American Churches
- African American Men
- African American Methodists
- African American Women
- African Americans
- Angels
- Atlanta
- Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Christian Drama
- Costume
- Drama
- Drama In Public Worship
- Folk Drama, American
- Georgia
- History
- Men
- Presentation, Etc
- Religious Drama, American
- Women
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